Back to School...

Wow, I've actually been back in school for five weeks now!! It has, surprisingly, flown by. Again, just like last year, so many changes have taken place. I'll be glad when all of the kinks have been worked out. I have been going 90 mph trying to keep up with all of the changes.

THE WEATHER!!! Oh, MY Goodness!!! It was beautiful yesterday and today!!! I love this weather!!! It feels like fall, my favorite time of the year, besides Spring. I love sweater weather, the leaves turning colors, pumpkins, etc. We had such an unusual summer. It rained 28 or 29 days in June. It was really hot for two, maybe three weeks, tops. Now, it is cooling off, and was actually a little chilly this morning.

Morgy is getting ready to show a heifer in the local free fair this weekend. This will be her first time to show a heifer. Last year, she did the pig thing. Her pig's name was Izzy Ella Bella. She finally decided on a name for the heifer ---Gracie Lou....I like it!! We looked up lots of names on the internet the other night and could never find one that we both liked. I'm surprised she even paid any attention when I said I didn't like certain names!! I didn't think my vote would even matter, you know how teenagers are. If I found a cute name I liked, she'd roll her eyes & say, "No, that's stupid, Mom." She didn't like "Gee Whiz, or Buttercup, or Flossie", or anything! I even suggested "Maggie Moo" because she (Morgy) likes the ice cream by the same name. She said, "No, Mom, I can't name her that, Granny Maggie's feelings might get hurt!" I said, "Oh, yeah, I didn't think of that, I was just thinking about the ice cream, & it's cute." She said, "No, Mom, not Maggie Moo!" Then, when she'd find a name she liked, I'd say, "Nah, not that one." I figured she'd just pick one she liked. Then, today, she came up to me and said, "Hey, I think I came up with a name --Gracie Lou." I just looked at her, speechless. She said, "What?! You don't like it?" I said, "Gracie Lou,... Gracie Lou,...yeah, I like it!" She was shocked. She said, "Oh, my gosh, that's what I'm naming her, then, because we haven't agreed on any names, up until now!" I looked at her and said, "Do you know WHY I like it" She said, "No, why?" I said, "Well, your great grandma's name, on my dad's side, was Grace, and my mom's middle name was Lou." She said, "Are you serious?" I said, "Yes." She said, "Well, that settles it, I'm definitely naming her Gracie Lou!"